Mikhail Krasnov (died November 1979) was an international
speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Krasnov was a leading Soviet Union international during the early 1970s reaching the final of the
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official champions ...
in the
1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 29th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Sweden's own Anders Michanek scored a 15-point maximum to claim his only Individual world title in front ...
. He was also part of the Soviet Union team that reached the
World Cup Final.
He died in November 1979.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
*
1974 –
Gothenburg,
Ullevi
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, ''New Ullevi''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times; the ...
– 14th – 3pts
World Team Cup
*
1974 -
Chorzów,
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (with
Valery Gordeev
Valery Gordeev (born 28 August 1952 in Balakovo, Soviet Union)
is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. His older brother Vladimir Gordeev is also a former rider who q ...
/
Viktor Kalmykov /
Anatoly Kuzmin) - 4th - 10pts
References
1979 deaths
Year of birth missing
Soviet Union speedway riders
Russian speedway riders
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